of the war. By using the technique of paradox‚ Dawe makes a final attempt at clarifying international misconception of war as beneficial. The title “Homecoming” is used effectively to contrast the traditional universal implications of the word with the shocking reality of dead soldiers flown home from Vietnam to grieving families. The word “homecoming” usually implies a celebration or Heroic reception for a great achievement‚ with a return to roots and family. It would further invoke a sense of anticipation
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filmmaker‚ and humanitarian. She has received an Academy Award‚ two Screen Actors Guild Awards‚ and three Golden Globe Awards‚ and has been cited as Hollywood’s highest-paid actress.Angelina Jolie is the daughter of famous Hollywood actor Jon Voight.Jon Voight is an Oscar winner and three time Golden Globe awards winner.Angelina and her dad had a fairly poor relationship throughout their lives‚ following her father’s infidelity.It is a little known fact that Jolie made her first appearance in a movie alongside
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crowned homecoming queen. I remember saying back “I want to be homecoming queen!” As the years went by I always noticed the one game where the homecoming queen would be crowned but the idea slipped in the back of my mind‚ I couldn’t do that. I was just one little girl with a big dream. Once I got into middle school I started to be more social with a lot of different people‚ Being a people person helped me a lot‚ making people smile and happy put a smile on my face and I knew if homecoming queen
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an image of a soldier being greeted by his wife in an airport. “On Jan 8th‚ Lt. Chuck Nadd came home” is printed across the screen. Soon after‚ it cuts to a clip of the couple driving home in a red Ford Explorer with the caption “we gave him a homecoming he’d never forget” in white. It is unclear at this point‚ however‚ who “we” is referring to. The camera cuts to signs that reads “We love Chuck”‚ “We’re glad you’re home”‚ and “We’re proud of you” with a soft song featuring a woman’s voice plays
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were a big impact on what he wrote about in his poems‚ creating him to see things differently to the everyday Australian. He once quoted “the world is a brutal‚ mysterious‚ beautiful‚ inexplicable affair”. In the poems ‘The wholly innocent’ and ‘Homecoming’ Dawe explores and represents the social issues; moral brutality and loss of humanity. Dawe portrays the ugliness of human nature within the world; to challenge us about our moral brutality and loss of humanity within the world. Dawe represents
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The poem "Homecoming" originates from Bruce Dawe. Its journey depicts the aspects of war and its devastations upon human individuals. Using mainly the Vietnam War as a demonstration for its destructions. Within this poem Bruce Dawe dramatizes the homecoming of Australian veterans’ bodies from Vietnam. This is clearly an anti-war poem‚ reproducing the sentiments of those who opposed the time when this war occurred. The poem starts of in what seems to be a monotone. With many simple verbs such
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goal. I never shared with my friends my intentions to be homecoming queen. Pride was before my eyes‚ I had no fear of competition. I was the number one advice giver; I held the most charity events in the community‚ employee at the local grocery store‚ and hairstylist downtown. My representation was firm and my peers loved me. I worked hard at everything and I knew when the time had come I would be more than capable of holding the title “Homecoming Queen.” At my high school‚ the expectations to be queen
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activities that involve all the student population. This year our student council planned and carried out one of the most successful homecomings in attendance in the recent years of our school. Attendance to the Homecoming dance was almost three quarters of the student population‚ making it one of the most successful in my high school career. Along with the homecoming dance‚ our school also plans a spirit fun day‚ which is a day were all high school students get off to play many games‚ and participate
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Hollywood’s highest paying actress has starred in many many movies.She is one of the best female actresses alive today.Angelina Jolie and her husband‚ Brad Pitt who is also in the acting business are very important people because they have tried to make this world a better place. They have a foundation called the Jolie-Pitt foundation that was founded by Angelina Jolie herself and in this foundation they dedicated to eradicating extreme rural poverty‚ protecting natural resources and conserving
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anti-war attitude. Beach Burial ’ by Kenneth Slessor‚ Homecoming ’ by Bruce Dawe and Letter XV ’ by Bruce Beaver are famous Australian poems about war. The poems have many similarities‚ especially in content‚ but also have their differences. The subject matter of the poems is obviously generally the same. Most are about soldiers dying/dead because of a war. Beach Burial ’ is specifically about the WW2 battle at El Alamein‚ and Homecoming ’ is concerned with the effect of the Vietnam War‚ but
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